It’s hard to understand why the education ministry still hasn’t properly fixed the National Testing Agency (NTA). NTA is the group that conducts big exams like NEET, but it has many weaknesses. It is not created by a law passed in Parliament, so its accountability is unclear. It depends a lot on temporary workers, and…
Today’s edition looks at three very different faces of the Indian diaspora: the long legal limbo of America’s immigration system, the spectacular fall of an Indian-origin CEO in a $212 million fraud case, and a Texas teen who turned prom night into a tribute to the grandmothers who raised him. Let’s go. THE BIG STORY…
By Jayant B Dave Astronaut Sunita Williams observed that from space, Earth appears as one, and you do not see man-made borders; you see them only when you return to Earth. Your perspective changes in space. Likewise, apparent differences in smaller truths are reconciled when one viewsfrom a higher perspective. At first, the Upanishads seem…
India’s aviation story is no longer merely about growth in passenger numbers or airport construction. It is now a strategic national transformation story—about connectivity, manufacturing ambition, global credibility, energy economics, and technological resilience. As India steadily positions itself as the world’s third-largest aviation market, the sector is at a defining moment where policy, geopolitics and…
“God is never distracted from you, never forgetful, so you are never apart from Him. He keeps watch over your inner heart in all of your states; if you are in seclusion, He is watching you, and if you are among people, He is watching you. Whatever your state, He is your love!” said A’ishah…
Financial markets have always loved beautiful lies. Not criminal lies. Necessary ones. The kind civilization tells itself when reality becomes too slow, too fragile, or too politically exhausted to sustain confidence on its own. In 2026, global markets are once again intoxicated by one of those elegant lies: that technological acceleration can indefinitely outrun economic…
AI is making the distinction between man and machine increasingly indistinct To research a column, I tried to access a site that I thought might be helpful. Before the site could open, a message flashed… Source link
It’s inexplicable why edu ministry hasn’t moved to overhaul NTA Nodal testing body NTA has fragility inbuilt. It is not a statutory body, accountability is iffy, it is highly dependent on contractual employees, and has no watchdog overseeing it. Given NTA conducts at least 15 national-level exams, its very foundation is weak. These are points…
New India doesn’t know what it means. Price signals are a better way to influence its consumption choices Austerity is this week’s buzzword. But if majorities define societies, it’s fair to say India doesn’t know what austerity is anymore. That’s because two of every three Indians – a supermajority – living today were born after…
Sixty years of leftism & quasi-leftism killed the city & state’s economic vitality. But a revival isn’t hard. Policy needs to build on moribund industrial bases & stock exchange. Plus, prioritise learning English A week after Bengal’s momentous electoral earthquake, as I dined at a Tangra-Chinese restaurant in Singapore, the Bengali owner declared our meal…